Anyhoo, the gift certificate arrived today. I've been perusing the website for awhile and there's a LOT of good things on the site. But I decided to stick with English cheeses, this time. Here is what I chose:

The Dorset Drum English Farmhouse Cheddar (the best cheddar, according to the website)

I figured this would give me a nice assortment to sample. My next task, when I'm out at Walmart or Meijer or something, is to get a decent cheese knife. I've got nice cutting boards which are great for showing off a nice sample of cheeses. (And you know, when talking about all the cool Christmas presents, I forgot to mention the cheeses that elsaf's brother's GF sent along to judiang & me. Very tasty cheeses, though the cheddar was the most popular with my family & friends. Elsa also gave us some of the chocolates that they made during their Chocolate Party.)

I wish you were here! My sister is having a big party at her house tonight for her birthday, and she just got done reading me the list of marvelous cheese she bought to share! So it has been a cheesy day for me already...

I think I've tried double Gloucester before, but I don't remember the taste. I shall do a thorough cheese review once I've got my new cheeses, however! :-)

So, what's your preference with crackers? You prefer bland so that the cheese flavor takes precedence, or do you like a flavorful cracker to enhance/complement the flavor of the cheese? (I think I like flavored crackers, like wheat or sesame - will experiment more later.)